SSC CPO 26th July 2021 Paper 2

Given below are six sentences A-F, of which A and F are static and B-E have been jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order of the jumbled sentences.
A. One day I went to school with four rupees in my pocket to pay the school fees.
B. All through the day, the coins sat quietly in my pocket.
C. So, I was told that the fees would be collected the next day.
D. When school got over, the coins in my pocket began to speak.
E. But the teacher who was to collect the fees was absent.
F. They said that money was meant to be spent on good things like hot ‘jalebis’.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A speech expressing one’s thoughts aloud to oneself

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I cannot take up any new assignment as I have my hands full.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The farmers are using / HYV seeds / so then they can get / a better yield.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I have nobody ______ I can confide in.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
The river overflew it’s banks in the monsoon.

Given below are six sentences A-F, of which A and F are static and B-E have been jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order of the jumbled sentences.
A. When the train pulled in at Chennai Central, it took Velu some time to get off.
B. So, he sat down on a nearby bench that was unoccupied.
C. In all his eleven years he had not seen so many people except at the village fair.
D. When he finally stood on the platform, his legs felt wobble.
E. He put his small bundle beside him on the bench and looked around.
F. Near him, a group of people sat on their luggage staring at a TV hanging from the roof.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
As soon he heard / the sound of thunder, / he hid / under the bed.

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The teacher asked the students if they could prepare for the debate by the following week.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
It is time we should have done something useful.